Afghan rivals clinch deal, easing political crisis

Afghanistans two rival candidates reached a breakthrough agreement Saturday to a complete audit of their contested presidential election and, whoever the victor, a national unity government. The deal, brokered by U.S.Secretary of State...

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UNITED NATIONS, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - After the belated inauguration of a new president in Afghanistan, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement, congratulating Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and the country’s new Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah. In a statement, issued on Monday, Ban Ki-Moon “congratulates Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on his inauguration...

• Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is in lead as presidential Election Committee announced preliminary results. • Abdullah's team termed the results as illegitimate. • A spokesman of Abdullah's teamwarned of dire consequences if demands of Abdullah' s team aren't met. KABUL, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai is in lead as Afghan presidential Election Committee announced the...

Hundreds of Afghans protested Saturday against alleged fraud in last week's presidential runoff, part of escalating tensions over what Western officials had hoped would be a smooth transfer of power as violence across the country killed at least 13 people. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, who is running against Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, a former finance minister, has...

The leading presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai invited his rivals and specifically those who accuse him for impiety to participate in a religious debate. Ghani said Wednesday that certain people have accused him for the lack of religious knowledge and impiety. He did not name any specific individual to participate in the religious debate; however it seems his remarks...

Afghanistan is expected to release preliminary results in its crucial presidential election on Saturday, but the results are only one step in a potentially long road to determine who will succeed President Hamid Karzai. Neither Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister, nor ex-finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai look set to win a majority, meaning the violence-weary...

Ashraf Ghani, one of two candidates disputing the Afghan presidential election, has called for an "extensive audit" of votes. He made the appeal before meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry, who arrived in Kabul to try to resolve a growing political crisis. Mr Kerry is also meeting Mr Ghani's rival Abdullah Abdullah. Mr Ghani came out ahead in preliminary results from the...

Afghan presidential runner Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai said he is prepared to go for a second round of election after the Afghan election commission announced preliminary vote results on Saturday. The opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah and former academic Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai have both failed to secure a decisive victory. While speaking during a press conference, Ashraf Ghani...

Secretary of State John Kerry visits Kabul, Afghanistan

published:09 Aug 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry visits Kabul, Afghanistan

Secretary of State John Kerry visits Kabul, Afghanistan

published:09 Aug 2014

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On August 7-8, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Kabul to meet with Afghan presidential candidates, Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, President Hamid Karzai, and UN Special Representative to Afghanistan Jan Kubis. The Secretary spoke with the four men about the current election audit process and ways to further cooperation among all those involved. After the meetings, the two presidential candidates signed a joint statement pledging their full cooperation to ensure expedited and credible election results....

Secretary of State John Kerry visits Kabul, Afghanistan

published:09 Aug 2014

views:1125

On August 7-8, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Kabul to meet with Afghan presidential candidates, Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, President Hamid Karzai, and UN Special Representative to Afghanistan Jan Kubis. The Secretary spoke with the four men about the current election audit process and ways to further cooperation among all those involved. After the meetings, the two presidential candidates signed a joint statement pledging their full cooperation to ensure expedited and credible election results....

On August 7-8, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Kabul to meet with Afghan presidential candidates, Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, President Hamid Karzai, and UN Special Representative to Afghanistan Jan Kubis. The Secretary spoke with the four men about the current electio

Rival Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah arrived at a U.N. compound in Kabul on Saturday for a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The long-awaited news conference follows two days of negotiations between the feuding candidates and Kerry over